John Childs Publisher: Cassell
Publisher: Cassell
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0304352896
Pages: 232
Format: PDF
Language: English
Size: 101 Mb
In the seventeenth century the art of war underwenta very quiet revolution. Although the weapons changed from the pike tothe socket bayonet and the uniformed dress appeared on the battlefield,there was no 'birth of the modern army', but rather a gradual evolutionof military techniques and the conduct of war. Improvements in thedesign of fortifications, prompted by advances in firearms technology,had subtle but far-reaching effects. Wars became longer and armieslarger. The resulting cost required the princes and rulers of Europe toreform the administrative apparatus in order to better control theirresources. Thus, while most armies remained mercenary formations,motivated by economic considerations rather than national allegiance,governments themselves started to become more absolute and morecentralised. John Childs, one of the world's foremost historians of theperiod, charts this fascinating evolution in a concise andauthoritative account.
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